Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
Are there any good horses for family
use up with you?
Yours truly,
GOFFsTowN, N. H., Feb. IS, 1887.

GoFFsTowN, N. H., Feb. rs, 1887.
Editor Register Yours of the oath
duly received and noted. Lady Mack,
dam of Taggart's Abdallah, trotted at
Huntington Park, Philadelphia. She
was owned by William McRoberts, New
York city, at that time. Black Warrior,
bl. s., foaed 1851 or 80, sired by Farm
er's Beauty, bred and owned by myself;
sold in 1858: went to st. Louis; at two
years old he trotted at New Hampshire
State fair one-half mile in | :32, at five
years old to wagon in 2:4s. Lady Mack,
CHI. m; 10 II hands; weight about $50
lbs. Yours truly,
ID. NJ. TAGGART.
NORTH ANDOvER. Mass,
March |, 1887.
Editor Register The mare you refer
to | suppose to be the mother of Tag
CARTS Abdallah. remember she was a
chestnut mare with one eye and a bob
tail. NY father sold her to Mr.. Hoplin-
son of Bradford. Mass. Her history |
know nothing of. Perhaps j. l.. Moves
of Lowell. Mass, could give it to you, as
he once owned her. There was another
mare that father had at the same time.
but think this one must be the one to
which you refer. Mr.. Moves would know
where she came from, as he once owned
her. Yours respectfully,
GEO. b. LoRING.
LOWELL. Feb. p. 1851.
recolect the mare very well. bought
her of man from Pennsylvania. He
said she was an Abdallah and had trotted
in , :45. Samuel Hopkinson of Bradford
sold her to Mr.. Taggart of Goffstown.
j. l.. MOVES.
BRADFORD. Mass, March ;, 1887.
Dear Sir Since writing you | have
learned more about the mare. First.
find she was called Lady Mac" after
sold her, after McRoberts. Lady Mac Gas
we will call herr was by old Abdallah
he by Mambrino and he by Imported
Messenger her dam was by running hcrse
Old Trustee. She was bred by DR.. Con-
the owner of Il fine thoroughbred mare.
Lady Macs dam. Lady Mac became the
property of W. McRoberts. q East 24th
street, and while he owned her she trot-
ted in race coming easily in = "A - ON
/ Hunting Park track. Philadelphia; but
as | said in my first letter, she could not
be depended upon on account of striking
her knee. but in spots she could trot very
fast. She must have been dropped as
early as $40 or a little before.
Yours truly.
:. W. IIOrKINsON.
p. :. When any one says anything
about Lady Mae or Lady Robinson. rs
/ | called her. | am interested at once, for
she was the best mare | ever saw. | have
Il Rarus mare now.
BRADFORD. March 1. 1887.
Ny Dear SW:-ln answer to your sec
ond letter | would say it is so long ago
since owned the mare, have forgotten
much about her. gave David NJ. Tag
CART of Gollstown, y. H., all the informa-
ton | had, and he learned much more
and if you write him he can give you
more particulars. W. II. III. Murray's
book contains something about her. |
once had the book, but it was burned in
the Hayerhill fire in 81.
She was not blind in one eye when |
owned her. but could not see distinctly.
and for that reason parted with her as
family mare, for she was not safe to
drive past Il team that was high if | went
past on the defective side. | understood
her eye was injured by whip. | called
the mare Lady Robinson" as she was
owned by DIR. Robinson of West New
bury, Mass, who is dead. He sold her
to Loring and | bought her of him. DR..
Robinson raised two colts from her which
were good horses, but not speedy.
| have seen quite a number of colts
from Taggart's Abdallah which looked
much like her. and travelled like her and
had the same peculiar way of throwing up
her head a. she was travelling along.
Wish | might give you more information
about her. ours truly,
:. w. IIOPKINsON.
LOWELL, March ). 1887.
Editor Register Il bought the mare of
a horse dealer from New York. His
name was McIoberts. She had two ewes
and one was blind. She was five years
old.
do not know who bred her. McRob-
erts said she was full-blood Abdalah
which | think was the truth. DO you
know whether the mare is alive:
Yours,
j. l.. MOVES.
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Feb. "a, 1887.
DIR. A. V. CONOvER.
Dear Sir VIII you please inform me
if you ever bred any colts by Abdallah
if so, how many, what years, and please
give description and history so far as